[LRUG] [JOBS] Senior developer at WodBoard

[George Palmer]

Hi all,

We're looking for a senior rails developer to come work with us at WodBoard
(https://www.wodboard.com/).  WodBoard is gym management software that
helps gym owners run their businesses and helps their customers, the gym
members, live healthier lives.  The brand name won't make any sense unless
you've walked into a functional fitness gym before so I'll move swiftly
on...

The sector is besieged by long term players with out of date technology and
bad business practices.  We're seen as a refreshing alternative that's new
and upcoming.  We're in the process of launching a second brand to target
the general class booking market as well (think Yoga, Boxing, spin classes
and so on)

We're a bootstrapped company so there's no VCs to answer to.  That doesn't
mean we're not ambitious though - there's a massive market we're going
after and we want to create lasting change.  As a combination of these two
things we've a heavy focus on getting stuff done.  If you enjoyed the
Boring Rails talk by Matt Swanson the other month then you'd be right at
home working for us.

A little more about the role:
- We don't think it's perfect but we stay pretty true to the Rails ethos
and core stack.  Focussing on what we can achieve with the technology,
rather than the technology itself, is the most important factor for us (we
have for example migrated over to ActiveStorage even though it's arguably
not as good as the alternatives yet)
- We've tried a few Javascript frameworks the last few years but never felt
truly at home.  We're going to standardise on Stimulus now version 2 is out
- It's really refreshing using technology to do something that helps people
in a real world tangible way.  Changing lives and increasing health through
technology is very motivating!
- We love simplicity.  We're fanatical about it.  This goes from our
codebase, to our infrastructure, to how we operate as a company.  It can be
harder work upfront but it sure makes life easier down the road.
- You'll need strong ownership skills.  As a small team we don't have
project managers.  You're responsible for your tasks so you'll need to be
good at taking ownership and reporting back to the team.
- An ability to renegotiate requirements as you get into the technical
details is most welcome!  In Computer Science there's hard problems and
hard problems that don't need solving.  We are constantly asking ourselves
if there's an easier way to do something.
- We spend a lot of time talking to our customers and understanding their
problems.  You learn so much we wouldn't have it any other way
- It's remote position but you'd need to be on an EU timezone so there's
sufficient overlap with the rest of the team

The position is fulltime and by no means do you need to be into
health/fitness to work here.  We're not looking to use a recruiter for this
role.

If you'd like to apply or find out more please drop me an email to:
george at wodboard.com

George
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